Hi people! I received my 4400+ from OCUK yesterday and have been playin around with overclocking it. I have ir currently running at prime stable with the cores at 2.5Ghz each. My problem is i don't know if the temp readings i am getting are correct. I'm using a Freezer 64 pro from arctic cooling and, since i know the temp sensors on the dfi expert are known to be a bit dodgy, i downloaded a prog called Core Temp that was recommended throught he DFI forums. Thing is its showing some pretty strange readings. Core 1 is reading as 59C under load which i think is on the high side when core 2 is reading 44C, which is more like what i was expecting. Does anyone else have any experience with this prog? or such a large dif between their core temps? I have about 1.42v going through the core at the moment but that should whack the temp up to almost 60C should it?!? Any help will be appreciated!
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AMD x2 4400+ Temps
- Thread starter KWJay
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I was wondering if the hsf was seated properly so i may try re-seating it later on today. seem weird that there would be such a big diff in reported temps for the two cores using this prog. God i wish there was a way to get reliable temp readings from this damn board! lol!
Ok, now i'm gettin prettty worried. I have reseated my hsf and now, under load, my temps seem even higher!!! When running 2 instances of stress prime Core Temp is now reading core 1 at 68c and core 2 at 59c! At the moment i have 1.46v running through the cpu for a speed of 2.5Ghz/core with any other temp reading software telling me im at around 41c. Surely my mobo's sensors can't bet that far out!
Anyone got any ideas as to if this would be accurate? the HSF is seated properly, a nice thin layer of AS5 applied, a freezer 64 pro providing the cooling. I've never had temps this high before and so am a little concerned!
Anyone got any ideas as to if this would be accurate? the HSF is seated properly, a nice thin layer of AS5 applied, a freezer 64 pro providing the cooling. I've never had temps this high before and so am a little concerned!
I thought it looked a bit wrong myself. the thing is Core Temp is reporting idle temps of 40/35 at the moment, where as my bios reports idle of about 30. I find it very hard to believe that the temps can jump almost 30c when under load.
The AS5 was on in a very thin layer. i cleaned both surfaces with isopropyl alcohol then applied the AS5 to he heatspreader on the cpu as used a plastic card thing i got with some rubbish Akasa tc a while back to spread it very thin, seated the hsf and gave it a twist like it says to in the installation instructions. Basically exactly how i've done it when changing to my first A64 3200+, my Opteron, and now this.
I would appreciate it if someone of you would also download Core Temp and tell me what u are getting. here's the link...
http://www.thecoolest.zerobrains.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=137
Thanks for your help here guys...!
The AS5 was on in a very thin layer. i cleaned both surfaces with isopropyl alcohol then applied the AS5 to he heatspreader on the cpu as used a plastic card thing i got with some rubbish Akasa tc a while back to spread it very thin, seated the hsf and gave it a twist like it says to in the installation instructions. Basically exactly how i've done it when changing to my first A64 3200+, my Opteron, and now this.
I would appreciate it if someone of you would also download Core Temp and tell me what u are getting. here's the link...
http://www.thecoolest.zerobrains.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=137
Thanks for your help here guys...!
Sorry to bang on, but are you guys using the Core Temp program i linked to above? Any other temp sensing software i use tells me my idle temp is about 27 and load about 41-45 depending on the oc, but core temp is reporting about 25C OVER this, which is whats got me worried. Maybe there's lots of people out there who don't actually know how hot their oc's are running...
booyaka said:a quick play with my 4400 x2 yesterday and i agree that there seems to be a big jump in temps with only a small rise in voltage.
Cooling under a Artic Cooler 64 Pro
Idle @ stock volts, stock speed - 34 degrees
Load @ stock volts, stock speed - 42/43 degrees
2.5ghz with 1.475v - idle @ 38/39
under Prime 1.475v - 56/57degrees!!
That's using the dfi software (smartguardian?).
Will download the linky above and test again over the weekend and report back for you also.
Thanks booyaka. I think that you'll probably see a rise even above what smartguardian is saying with Core Temp. I knew the Expert sensors were out, but this diference is ridiculous!
I'm gonna try my old Freezer 64 (non pro) tonight when i get back from work to see if that makes a diference and see if the Pro i have on now has somehow busted. my idle temps at the mo on 1.45v, 2.5ghz are 39/32, which are ok, but there's such a jump under load it makes me think there is something wrong somewhere....
Anyway, thanks for you help so far guys, all much appreciated!
Hmmm, well maybe my core 1 isn't making decent enough contact with the heatspeader then. Its priming at the moment at 2.5Ghz, 1.45vcore at 63/53. Seems a big diff between the cores there and could explain why my first core always craps out before the 2nd when priming...